While the bulk of the money will be spent on improving rail and tram links within and between urban zones, a substantial part has been earmarked for establishing new bus connections and adding more buses to existing routes.

Rivian is investing nearly USD120m in the 1.2m square-foot “supplier park”, next to the site where it builds all its electric vehicles (including its ‘Electric Delivery Van’).

The hub will include 16 high-capacity charging bays with 12 ultra-fast chargers (supplied by Heliox), each delivering up to 360 kW, as well as four megawatt chargers funded through the eFREIGHT 2030 project aimed at decarbonising the heavy-duty transport sector in the UK.

At the plant inauguration, MAN announced that it would invest a further EUR150m to kickstart production of battery modules, i.e., assembled battery cells which are installed in the packs.

The government announced twelve separate awards to local authorities totalling GBP37.8m in value and funding the introduction of up to 319 new buses in the next two years.

This month, our focus shifts to Europe, where the European Union (EU) has rolled back its CO₂ targets.

The UK government committed GBP 86 million to improve air quality in the region, of this amount, GBP 51.1 million is allocated directly towards bus investments, which includes the acquisition of 40 fully electric buses and the necessary charging infrastructure.

Immediately the Trump regime withdrew the country from the Paris Agreement as well as the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. This is all under the mandate of “Unleashing American Energy” whilst reducing the stranglehold of climate change policies on American industry.

While the SuperTruck I and II projects have been focused on developing more efficient diesel engines since 2011, the third project aims to develop an efficient HFC demonstrator truck.

The money will help to fund 4,900 electric charging points and alternative fuel stations across the trans-European road network.

To date, Warrington has put 56 of the Volvo ‘BZL Electric’ buses on the road, and it aims to deploy the remainder by the end of March.

This vehicle is being utilised for regional distribution and long-haul deliveries as part of a UK-funded government project to demonstrate how battery-electric heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) can effectively replace conventional HGVs at scale on the UK road network.